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Do the 145% tariffs on China even matter anymore?
The only stuff that really matters for goods imported from China is electronics, and now electronics is exempt from tariffs, so Trump basically caved in and removed tariffs entirely. All the big tech companies like Apple and Nvidia are going to be back where they were like this, it's a …
+446K This Week - Quantum Engine Strategy Hits 260k in Options Premiums
**Commentary** Better week this week across the board. **Quantum Engine revenue jumped from $150K in Week 1 to $260K in Week 2.** Most of that came from covered calls on high-IV assets like UVXY, TQQQ, and UPRO. We also continued building out our **UVXY hedge** to improve portfolio Sharpe and …
Narrative about missing the biggest gaining days
People tend to keep bringing back the narrative about a person who missed the ten biggest gaining days and how missing those days could destroy your lifetime return. First, the obvious, this is disingenuous as they cherry-pick big gaining days and assume you hit the biggest losing days. But it …
Robinhood for buy and hold seasoned investors
What are your thoughts on using Robinhood for brokerage and Roth IRAs if you're a long term buy and hold investor and not influenced by the gamificarion their app has? I have weekly buys automatically set and that's about it. Would be transferring about $500k. Hopefully don't need the $$ …
Bond laddering on trust fund.
Long story short, I'm a small business owner. One day, a skater-looking hippie came into my shop, carefree and flying high. He placed his order and tipped our staff generously. I asked him what he did for a living, and he said, "I don't work, my brother. My parents set …
China Dumping U.S Government Bonds
If China and other countries start to dump U.S bonds, it’s all over for us. The economy will spiral out of control for us and we’ll be in a situation much worse than a just a recession. Trump is really trying to isolate the U.S with his policies. China, a …
Does exposure to other currencies help diversification if the primary currency devalues?
If something happened whereby the USD value fell relative to other currencies (like euros), would ETFs/mutual fund prices which I'm investing dollars into, be affected? I'm struggling to understand if something like a three fund portfolio would benefit from shifting towards international investment, or if someone would need to purchase …
[Vanguard UK] "this fund already has a pending sell order"
I found a curious problem. I am ready to start buying back into some funds that have lowered in price. Most of my money at present is in the actively managed Money Market fund, and I switched a nominal amount out of there and into an equity ETF. My plan …
Question about calculating taxes on equity sales
If a portion of an equity is sold - e.g. 50% - is the basis assumed to be 50% as well? Example: \------------------------- 100 shares purchased 10% long-term gain occurs 50 shares sold \------------------------- Are the taxable long-term gains in this situation based on the 10% gain on 50 shares? …
Divesting from US in 401k?
I don't want to argue about whats and whys, but I'm looking for advice on how to position my retirement account away from anything US, which is obviously hard living in the US. What options do I have? Foreign ETFs? Commodities? What else? I know cash long term is a …